Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985. Genera Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and the Australian region, but several genera occur in southern Africa and South America. , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: Afrilobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 — South Africa, Malawi Anopsolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Ascuta Forster, 1956 — New Zealand Australobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Australia Azanialobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 — South Africa Basibulbus Ott, Platnick, Berniker & Bonaldo, 2013 Bealeyia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Calculus Purcell, 1910 — South Africa Chileolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile Cornifalx Hickman, 1979 — Australia Dugdalea Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Duripelta Forster, 1956 — New Zealand Falklandia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Falkland Is. Hickmanolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Australia Losdolobus Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 — Argentina, Brazil Mallecolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile Maoriata Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Orongia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Orsolobus Simon, 1893 — Chile, Argentina Osornolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile Paralobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Pounamuella Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Subantarctia Forster, 1955 — New Zealand Tangata Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Tasmanoonops Hickman, 1930 — Australia Tautukua Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Turretia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Waiporia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Waipoua Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand Wiltonia Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand See also List of Orsolobidae species References External links Araneomorphae families